FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Rattic, pfft, what kind of name is that?

It is the result of @zemmiph0bia watching far too much "Bananas in Pyjamas" as a child. There was a character called 'Rat in a Hat', a dastardly fellow who used to frequently say 'Trust me, I'm a rat'. Ultimately, you store precious things in an attic and usually rats tend to reside in attics. Thus, Rattic.

Why is there no encryption?

Ultimately RatticDB is a password manager and has to be able to return the passwords as they are originally entered. To keep your passwords secure we make sure that they are only made available to users who you wish to see them. For our opinions on this topic see RatticDB-and-Encryption or for a healthy dose of outside opinion see this Information Security StackExchange post.

What about encryption to the client?

We recommend that users install the server in such a way that it will only serve pages over HTTPS. This makes sure that the passwords are not visible to anyone while in transit, and also ensures that they have not changed in transit.

How do I remove something from the change queue?

Simply change the password, the username or the title. There is no button to simply remove the item as it is almost always a good idea to just change the password anyway. RatticDB will also notice if you only change the group, tags or icon and leave the credential on the change queue.

The documentation is wrong!

Okay, relax, no need for exclamations. We host our documentation on GitHub in the built in Wiki section. You can view the latest documentation, and make edits where appropriate, by visiting this page. Your changes will be packaged up along with the next release of RatticWeb. If you are viewing the pages in the RatticWeb help section there is a link at the bottom of each page that takes you to the latest version of that page in GitHub.